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Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” says she did not anticipate the severity of the controversy sparked by a meeting she and her co-host and husband Joe Scarborough had with President-elect Trump late last week.

In her first interview since news broke earlier this week of Morning Joe’s visit to Mar-a-Lago, Mika Brzezinski offered insight on her and co-host Joe Scarborough’s meeting with president-elect Donald Trump on .

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough met with President-elect Donald Trump, who has accused Scarborough of murder, and the meeting was met with criticism from all sides of the political spectrum. (Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times/TNS) TNS

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski said she was surprised by the backlash to her and Joe Scarborough for meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week.

Mika Brzezinski has elaborated on her decision to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago alongside husband Joe Scarborough shortly after the 2024 presidential election. Both Brzezinski and Scarborough have strongly criticized the 78-year-old president-elect,